Ubuntu installation in SPARC

[andy baxter]

andy baxter wrote:
> RS wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> Recently I tried to install Ubuntu in a Sun Blade 2000. All was correct but
>> finally I had some problems with video card. I have a Expert 3D and I was
>> looking in a lot of forums but I don't have any solution for my problem.
>> Please, could you give me any solution for it? Many thanks.
>>
>>   
>>     
> Have you tried using the vesa driver? This should work on any video card 
> - it won't use hardware acceleration, 3D or higher res video modes, but 
> should be good enough to get an idea of whether the rest of the system 
> works. You might need to use the 'alternate' install disk.
>
>   
P.S. this may not work on a SPARC - it depends whether the VESA modes 
are defined in the PC BIOS or are a standard across all PCI graphics cards.